Breaking News Lou Holtz does NOT want his beloved Notre Dame to drop its “Fighting Irish” nickname … claiming it stems from a group of students who battled the KKK back in the day. One tiny little problem — it’s not exactly true, Lou! Here’s the deal … the former ND football coach was on

Breaking News FedEx is SERIOUS about its fight to get the Washington NFL team to drop the “Redskins” name … the shipping company giant has now reportedly threatened to remove its signage from the team’s stadium. Washington has faced tremendous pressure over the last few weeks to move on from the team nickname … with

Play video content Breaking News J.R. Smith says he was told to end an Instagram Live session Thursday from the Lakers hotel inside the NBA bubble … all because he was “exposing too much sh*t.” Smith — who just signed with the Lakers last week — had been critical of the team hotel during the

Exclusive Details DeSean Jackson will be meeting with a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor on Friday … in an effort to educate himself about the Jewish struggle. Earlier this week, Edward Mosberg expressed his disappointment in Jackson’s IG post in which the NFL featured an anti-Semitic quote attributed to Adolph Hitler. In his letter to Jackson, Mosberg

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Here’s O.J. Simpson cutting his way through a packed restaurant in Sin City on his birthday … and The Juice doesn’t seem too concerned with face coverings and social distancing. The convicted felon wouldn’t let the coronavirus pandemic stop him from celebrating his 73rd bday, hitting up Jing Las Vegas

Play video content Breaking News AllegiantStadm / Twitter Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden just gave a big surprise to the men and women who put together their new stadium … thanking the workers and giving a pump-up speech to finish strong. “I just had to tell you, the stadium looks freaking awesome,” Gruden

Breaking News S.F. Giants superstar Buster Posey will NOT participate in the MLB’s rebooted season … in order to care for his newborn twin babies who are currently being treated in the NICU. Buster and his wife have adopted identical twin girls — they were born prematurely last week and are currently in stable condition

Breaking News Another HUGE development in the movement to change the name of the NFL’s Washington team … with a major business partner pushing to drop the moniker. FedEx — which has spent MILLIONS for the naming rights to FedExFild in Maryland over the years — is joining major leaders and asking Redskins owner Dan

Breaking News 11:47 AM PT — Conor has sent a message of sympathy to his rival, Khabib, tweeting … “The loss of a father, a coach, and a dedicated supporter of the sport. Condolences and rest in peace Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.” Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s dad, Abdulmanap, has died from COVID-19 complications. Abdulmanap was battling the virus for

Exclusive Justin Rohrwasser has delivered on his promise … the Patriots kicker has removed a controversial tattoo from his arm after a public outcry, TMZ Sports has learned. The tattoo in question is the logo for the “Three Percenters” — a group some experts have described as a dangerous right-wing militia. Some chapters reportedly associate

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Karma — the pro gamer who was struck by lightning while streaming on Twitch — says she’s no longer in physical pain … but admits she’s suffering a little “PTSD” after the crazy incident. 27-year-old Jaime Bickford was INSIDE her Boston-area home Sunday night commenting on a game of “Rocket

Breaking News Jimmie Johnson — one of NASCAR’s biggest stars — is out of the Brickyard 400 this weekend after testing positive for coronavirus. The 7-time Cup Series champ says the situation is “extremely disappointing,” but that his first priority is “the health and safety of my loved ones and my teammates.” Jimmie is reportedly

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Colin Kaepernick‘s former 49ers teammate says it was Chip Kelly who punted the elephant out of the room after the QB’s first kneeling protest … with Jeremy Kerley telling TMZ Sports the coach couldn’t have handled the situation any better. “I love Chip for it,” Kerley says. The ex-S.F. wideout

The Yankees’ truncated season got off to a rough start this weekend during batting practice — one of their pitchers took a baseball to the noggin by one their hardest-hitting sluggers. Righty Masahiro Tanaka was tossing to Giancarlo Stanton Saturday at Yankees Stadium during the team’s first summer workout before they officially play ball later

Play video content ESPN A little COVID fallout didn’t stop hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut from breaking his own record this year — despite the fact there was no crowd — ’cause the guy did just that and then some. JC took top honors (again) Saturday at the annual July Fourth Nathan’s Famous Hot

Exclusive Shaun Weiss — famous for playing Goldberg in “The Mighty Ducks” — is doing well on his road to recovery following his most recent meth bust … but he could still use a little help in one area. Shaun’s at a sober living facility in Woodland Hills, where he’s staying clean and going to

Exclusive Calcio Storico — one of the most violent games on Earth — has postponed its championship tournament in Florence, Italy due to COVID-19 concerns, TMZ Sports has confirmed. If you’re unfamiliar with the sport … BUCKLE UP — THIS IS STRAIGHT WILD, SON!! Two teams — 27 players on each side — are allowed

Breaking News The Jay Cutler Chicken Serial Killer Mystery of 2020 is officially SOLVED … with the ex-NFL QB catching a beastly raccoon in the act!!! As we previously reported … Cutler had been dealing with an unknown menace that was ripping the heads off his beloved birds … and he devoted his retirement life

Breaking News Terrifying moment from a pro gamer — who was struck by ACTUAL LIGHTNING while streaming on Twitch … and the video is intense. 27-year-old Jaime Bickford — AKA Karma — was commenting on a game of “Rocket League” on Sunday night when somehow she was hit by lightning during a storm in her

Breaking News Well, that didn’t take long … Cam Newton and Mohamed Sanu hooked up in L.A. on Tuesday to get in their first workout as Patriots teammates — and the dudes are JACKED!! The Sideline Hustle documented the sweat sesh — which all went down at UCLA — grabbing footage of the new Pats

Breaking News Tony Dungy says he’s done calling the Washington Redskins by their nickname … explaining, “If the team doesn’t want to change, the least I can do is try not to use it.” Besides being an NFL Hall of Fame coach, Dungy is also part of NBC’s “Football Night In America” … the pre-game

Breaking News A former member of the Philadelphia 76ers’ dance team claims she was the victim of bullying and racism during her time on the squad … and now, the Sixers have launched an investigation. Yahne Coleman — a fashion model who used to perform with the Sixers Dancers — revealed the disturbing allegations in

Play video content Breaking News Move over, Jerry Jones … there’s a new king in the scoreboard world — the Rams and Chargers just officially hung their video beast, AND IT’S 2.2 MILLION POUNDS!!! The L.A. NFL squads made the joint announcement Wednesday … saying their one-of-a-kind jumbotron is now fully functional at the new

Breaking News “If you want the return of college football this year, wear a face covering.” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is using future Saturday gamedays to try to get Americans to start consistently wearing masks … saying straight-up if people do it, college football can come back. Adams made the comments Tuesday … saying

Breaking News J.R. Smith seems excited about his reunion with LeBron James — he’s already rockin’ a Lakers hat around town! Check out the pic of Smith hitting up Pinches Tacos on Tuesday — Lakers hat, Black & Mild in his mouth, red bandana around his neck. Of course, 34-year-old Smith was reportedly finalizing a

Breaking News Corey LaJoie‘s #32 car is getting a new paint job for NASCAR’s big race Sunday … his team says it’s decking out the ride in a “Trump 2020” theme for the Brickyard 400. Go Fas Racing revealed the new paint scheme Wednesday … saying it’s partnered with the pro-Trump Patriots of America PAC

Breaking News Zachary Levi is set to play Kurt Warner in an upcoming biopic on the NFL Hall of Famer’s life … and you know who’s PUMPED about that?!? KURT WARNER!!! The NFL Hall of Famer’s journey from working at a Hy-Vee grocery store to winning the Super Bowl is getting the Hollywood treatment with

Breaking News Could Colin Kaepernick‘s NFL return be as few as a couple weeks away??? The answer could be yes … because “multiple” teams and at least one head coach have legitimate interest in signing the QB before the start of the season, according to NFL Network reporter Michael Silver. The plugged-in journalist said on

Exclusive Details 5:07 PM PT — A rep for WWE tells TMZ Sports … ”WWE will continue COVID-19 testing of its talent, production crew and employees in advance of TV productions for the foreseeable future.” Multiple WWE staffers who have been working at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando — including in-ring talent — have

Breaking News Vince Carter is finally “officially” saying what we all knew was coming … his 22-year run in the NBA is over, “I’m officially finished playing basketball,” 43-year-old Carter announced on the “Winging It” podcast. “I’m officially done playing basketball professionally.” Carter says he’s still open to playing celebrity basketball games and things like